In Torchlight 2, I am a newbie and have not play Torchlight 1 before. It doesn't seem obvious to me which class should add to which stats like diablo 3 does and the more I play it seems there is a lot of versatility to the weapons any class can use.

So my question is this, for a Outlander who just solely wants to use canons or shotgunnes which stats should I invest in?

EDIT: I did some research on builds for Outlander and it seems that outlanders can go Focus build as well, its shown here. All in all it has made me damn interested in Torchlight 2 with all the builds you can have for each character.

Increases all weapon damage
Increases damage done by critical strikesNote that "all weapon damage" includes all weapons, including ranged weapons and weapons that do elemental damage such as staves and wands.

well i did have another second character which is a berserker and the funny question is that i do want to max out dmg and yet the weapons for the berserker. Claws will require more dexterity yet they crit more, while swords will need more strength and they serves as a steady source of dmg. So for outlander i am asking whether narrowing down to shotgonnes and canons, which stats will i need to pump?
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jonleechJan 21 '13 at 14:02

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@jonleech Cannons are more of an Engineer weapon. The outlander has no skills that benefit cannons, and many skills require bows / pistols / shotguns. Most shotguns require dexterity, most cannons require strength.
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jw013Jan 22 '13 at 23:14

oh I did not know that.. sorry this is first of my torchlight game. no wonder i can't find skills to benefit cannon. Thanks +1
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jonleechJan 22 '13 at 23:19